desuete

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desuete

/ˈdɛswɪt/ US
/ˈdɛsjuːiːt/ US

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Probably via Italian, from Latin dēsuētus (“unused”), past participle of dēsuēscō (“to disuse”), from dē- + suēscō (“to make use of”).

adjective more desuete · most desuete

Disused; out of use. Every act that has not been repealed or expired is given, it being apprehended that no statute can ever according to the English law, technically speaking, become desuete or obsolete.

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@misc{desuete_2026,
  title = {desuete},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/desuete},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}